GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| nomenclature | name |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |